The Reds have no margin for error if they are to reach the last 16 of European football's premier club competition, with only a 1-0 win or - if they concede - a success by two clear goals good enough to ensure progress.

After five games in Group C, Liverpool currently sit third, behind both Napoli and PSG.

The Reds have lost all three games away from Anfield - including the 2-0 reverse at Red Star Belgrade - but have claimed six points on home soil.

But Jurgen Klopp is confident that his side - finalists last season - can get the necessary result.

Klopp's side need a victory (Image: Action Plus via Getty Images)

“No team in the world is perfect – we are not and Napoli is not,” he said. “We all have weaknesses. It is about using the weaknesses of the opponent. "

But the presence of the man in the middle will be a worry for Liverpool fans.

For the fifth time, Damir Skomina will take charge of the Reds in a European game - and each time Liverpool have suffered defeat.

Damir Skomina takes charge at Anfield (Image: Bongarts/Getty Images)

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His first time in charge of a Liverpool match came at Anfield in December 2009, as Rafa Benitez's side were beaten by Fiorentina - capping off a disappointing campaign as Liverpool failed to make the last 16.

Just over five years later, Skomina was in charge as Brendan Rodgers' Reds took a 1-0 first leg lead to Besiktas in the Europa League; Liverpool would lose 1-0 to the Turkish side, before suffering their first penalty shootout defeat in Europe.

A booking for Balotelli in Turkey (Image: Liverpool Echo)

The following season, Skomina took charge of the Reds - again in the Europa League, this time under Klopp - as they met Villarreal in the semi-final first leg at El Madrigal; again, Liverpool were on the wrong side of a 1-0 defeat.

And last season Skomina was in charge of another Liverpool semi-final, the 4-2 loss at Roma (albeit, Liverpool's first leg success ensured they reached the final.

But that's four occasions in which the Slovenian has taken charge of Liverpool and they've been defeated.